PAPER NAMES

'A moving story of immigrants in America'
- Town & Country (The Best Books to Read May 2023) 

'At its heart, the crux of the story is our relationships with family - not only how we shape our lives to fulfill their expectations, but also the lengths to which we will go in order to hide shameful secrets from our past'
- Book Reporter 

'Explosive and riveting, the story whipstitches in and out of time like a golden needle'
- Adriana Trigiani, author of The Good Left Undone 

'With a keen eye for detail, a strong sense of pacing, and a deep understanding of human nature, Susie Luo crafts a moving portrait of two families whose fates intertwine'
- Christina Baker Kline, , author of The Orphan Train 

'Empathetic, propulsive, and timely, Luo's confident plotting shines in this story of three Americans attempting to redefine themselves in a changing country as their pasts and futures collide. A magnificent debut'
- J. Ryan Stradal, author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest 

'So alive and real, you don't merely read this wondrous novel as much as you get to live it'
- Caroline Leavitt, author of With or Without You  

'Luo portrays the ache of the impossible distance between parents and children, the inevitable corruption caused by wealth and privilege, the hopes, fears, and ambitions of a father navigating life in a new country, and the life-defining decisions of woman balancing her own success with sudden tragedy and long-buried truth'
- Katie Runde, author of The Shore 

'Susie Luo's debut is unblinking, nimble, and written with the kind of clarity one expects from a seasoned author. The word stunning is not hyperbole here'
- Brian Castleberry, author of Nine Shiny Objects 

'I found the book impossible to put down, as much for its propulsive narrative as for its carefully observed portrait of the imperfect nature of love, and the fraught, untamable state of being human'
- Jack Livings, author of The Blizzard Party 

'A 'Hot new book with Hollywood Appeal''
- Seija Rankin , The Hollywood Reporter